By FAR The Greatest Team...

January 11, 2011

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If you’re deciding what to get, one shirt in particular grabbed me as perfect for United fans – the excellent Red “Greatest Team” shirt.

You hear it all around the country.

“And it’s *insert club name here*, *insert club name* FC, we’re by far the greatest team, the world has ever seen…”

It doesn’t matter if you’re nowhere near to being the greatest team the world has ever seen or whether the name of your team doesn’t even fit in to the song, you will sing it.

“And it’s Sun-der-lerernd Sun-derlerernd FC!” is one of my favourites, along with “And it’s Hull-ull City, Hull-ull City AFC”. Chelsea change their name to ‘super Chelsea’ to make it fit whilst Watford go as far as changing the song to “And it’s Watford FC, Watford FC are great.”

Then we have football clubs like Manchester United who are one of the few teams who can actually justify singing that song every week, and not just because our name has the correct number of syllables! From the Busby Babes to the Treble winners, from the first English club to win the European Cup in ’68 to our team of kids who would ‘never win anything’ that won the Double with Cantona in their first season. George Best, Denis Law and Sir Bobby Charlton all were named the best player in Europe within the space of 5 years, beating the likes of Eusébio, Franz Beckenbauer, Ferenc Puskás and Johan Cruijff. Charlton insisted that Duncan Edwards was the best he’d ever seen though, one of our eight young lads who lost their lives before they’d hardly even started to set the world alight. Under Ferguson, we’ve won 11 titles in 18 years and since 1990 have never gone longer than just one season without a trophy, lead by the likes of Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes.

Not arrogant, just better.

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I hate this chant, the Arsenal and Leeds fans were singing it at the same time on Saturday!! What's the point in that?? I also hate, "Your support, your support, your support is fucking shit!! Yooouuurr support is fucking shit!". Just because some truly shit fans (Arsenal) sing louder for those 30 seconds doesn't mean they have better support, which the chant would imply. Clubs should stick to the songs that only apply to their club, unless they don't have any!!

Lip lip service Dzeko. In about a month time he'll be talking about how tired he is and wanting to retire. And make a sudden reverse when splashed about some more cash. Its a routine when you want to get a pay rise in Ciddeh.

Also off topic (what do you expect when all that is posted is a t-shirt add?)

Paul Pogba's brilliant goal has made it on to 101 great goals.
http://www.101greatgoals.com/a-brilliant-goal-you-wont-have-seen-paul-pogba-manchester-united-u18-vs-portsmouth/79354/
Surely worth a second look, even for you jaded lot!

FA Youth cup stunner against Portsmouth FC opened the scoring.
Sir Bobby and SAF and David Gill, out there in the rain. Top support for our youngsters!

Mancini: He is different from the other players we have. Now we have a good mix.

Whatever Mancini. As long as he doesn't come to blows on the training ground with whoever.
One likes to fight, one likes to declare that he's jaded and wants to retire. I hope for once City doesn't make a joke of a signing. But that's pretty hard cause Dzeko obviously is after the dosh. Maybe he'll suddenly realise he'll still see the numbers roll in even if he suddenly suffers his career injury crisis which all players do.

Speaking of the shop window, this one is interesting. There is chatter that we might go for Graig Gordon. That would do a trick in my view. Strappin lad, quick as lightning, 6'4" or something. That lad can play, but worry that he is a bit injury prone. I guess he won't see as many knees to the head behind Rio and Vida as he does with Stevie Bruce's boys. Contracts up soon as well.

According to Dzeko, there is only club in Manchester, which prompted hysterical laughter from the media, and one of them was heard mentioning about his goals against United. They all love talking about that. Cunts.

FletchTHEMAN thanks for the Pogba goal.
willierednut says: Man Utd still shops at Harrods they just don't but anything? Berba the last big buy. They focus on the 7-15 million young talent with up side.Sergio Busquets. Pipe dream? Maybe I think SAF remakes the team with 5-7 out and 3-5 in with one big signing of 20-25 million with a top goal keeper and 2-3, 7- 15 million. Or 2 bigger signings and a top goal keeper. I see 40-55 million out in this and the summer window. With retirement comes no money such as VDS and Gary. SAF will sell 3-5 players as well with Giggsy and Scholes staying one more year.
I have followed the BEPL for 7 years now, I have seen SAF spend big on Rooney, Carick, and Berba. Teves was on the free. You lads who have followed them your whole life have seen them spend big. With some good to great results and some bad ones. Rio was big money.
Sanchez looked good against AC Milan.